Hygienic cleaner



Dec. 5, 1944. c. A. M. TRIADOU HYGIENIC CLEANER Filed Sept. l2, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet l j I Inventor wksmwmww 3 B" I Attorney;

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I UNITED STATES PATENT-orner:

HY GIENIC CLEANER Charles Amans Marie Tradou, Guatemala City,

I Guatemala Application September l12, 1942, Serial N o. 458,178

2 Claims.

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Consequently, the primary object of the invention may be stated to reside in the provision of hydraulic means for intimate douching, in combination with a water closet bowl.

Another object is the provision of an hydraulic cleaning device adapted to replace bidets, sitz baths and the like in a perfectly safe and satisfactory manner. l

A further object concerns a device, of the character described above, which would be simple, eiicient for the purpose in view, easily manufactured of available materials and inexpensive' of construction so as to be within reach of all.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent or be speciiically pointed out during the description to follow.

As an example, and for purposes of illustration,

three forms of the invention are shown in the annexed drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete device embodying the most advanced principles and therefore called the preferred form.

Figure 2 is a verticalfront elevational view of the complete device having the cover removed from the casing enclosing the water-mixing and regulating mechanism.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical section through the cleaner proper,

Figure 4 is 'a transverse vertical section through the water controlling valve,

Figure 5 is a similar section taken at right angles, i

Figure 6 is an enlarged detail view ofthe cleaner head, Y

Figure 7 is an enlarged sectional detail view of the water regulating valve disposed in the head of the cleaner,

Figure 8is a front view of a simplified of construction, Y

Figure 9 is an elevational view illustrating the inside of the form shown in Figure 8, and

Figure 10 is a longitudinal section of a valveless cleaner, used in the form of Figure 8.

Referring to the drawings, wherein similar reference characters represent corresponding parts throughout, an examination of Figures 1 Vform and 2 will reveal that the cleaning device of the invention consists, essentially, of two main parts,

namely: the mixer M and the cleaner C." The mixer comprises a casing I5, of any suitable material, properly decorated to meet modern decorative trends, which is substantially quadrangular in shape and relatively shallow. Said Acasing may be secured to a Wall by means of screws or the like I6, and is provided with a front removable cover I l. This `casing is adapted to enclose water-mixing mechanism shown in Figure 2, and the purpose of which is to properly combine in suitable quantities hot and cold water so as to form a tepid mixture which can be comfortably tolerated by a user.

The water-mixing mechanism is indicated by the .reference character W and may comprise an 'element 20 of the automatic type such as found in public places for automatically and thermostatically regulating the iinal temperature of the mixed water from cold water supply 2l and hot water supply 22. Again, this element 20 may be a simple mixing-box connected to said supply pipes 2| and 22, the temperature of the mixed water being regulated by the manual operation of valves 23. The outlet of the mixing element 20 is at 24 (Figures 2 and 5) and opens into the conduit 25 of a valve-block 26 secured to the in the' conduit 25 is adapted to be controlled by means of a cylindrical conical valve plunger 28 movable vertically in the bore 30 formed centrally within the block 26 across the duct or conduit 25. The upper portion of the bore 30 is closed by means of a threaded plug 3I apertured centrally to receive the stem 32 of the valve plunger; said plug, therefore, has for its function to close the bore and also to guide the valve stem 32 to prevent binding. The valve plunger is normally urged upwardly by means of the spring 33, whereby the conical neck 35 of the valve, between the stem and the plunger proper, isadapted to snugly engage a corresponding conical seat formed in the 'plug 3l; the purpose of this arrangement is to prevent leakage of fluid outside, through the plug and around the stem. The bore 30 is closed at its lower end by means of a plate or washer 31 on whichv the spring 33 rests. l

The valve 28 is adapted to be moved downwardly and closed by means of a lever 40 pivoted at 4I to a post 42 secured to the block 26 and the outer end of whichlever is forked to form a hook 43 adapted to receive the cleaner C and the weight of which is such as to force the plunger 28 downwardly against the tension of the spring 33. The lever 46 is kept in proper alignment with the stem 32 by means of a slotted post 45 threaded in the upper portion of the plug 3|, and the parallel and spaced arms 46 loi' which .properly guide the lever 40 to prevent disengagement with the stem 32. Saidv post, furthermore, is preferably provided with a packing at its base to assure the water-tightness of stem 32,.as shown clearly in Figures 4-5. The said lever is. further guided by means of guide straps 41, secured t the casing I5, near the aperture 48 through which the lever extends outside the mixer M.

The outlet 49 of the conduit 25 is extended out of the casing |5, to a position between the water pipes 2| and 22, by means of a pipe 58 to which a rubber tube 5| is secured by means of a clamp 52. This rubber tube 5| connects to the cleaner C as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3. The' cleaner C comprises a valve-block 55 having a central bore 56 and to which a pipe 51 is threadedly connected-in line with the bore 56. The pipe 51 is adapted to receive a concentric cylindrical member 58, of suitable material such as Bakelite or the like, which acts as a handle and which is v screwed inthe mouth of the bore in question, said disk being provided with a plurality of holes 18 of suitable size and distribution, according to the desired atomisation and distribution of the cleaning fluid.

- From the foregoing description, the mechanical operation of the device should be clearly apparent: in the position shown in Figure 1, thev weight of the cleaner on the hook 43 is suiiicient to close the valve plunger 28 and therefore prevent iiow of water from the mixing device 28 to the rubber tube 5|. Upon lifting this cleaner, however, the spring 33 will function to lift 'the plunger 28 and therefore, as shown in Fig. 5, permit passage of water from outlet 24 to circulate around said plunger into the pipe 56 and then in the rubber tube 5|. Upon actuation by the operator of the valve 66, by simple depression of the button 68, the said valve 66 -will operate similarly to valve 28 and permit a ilow of water to issue from the perforated disk 18 in a state of a finely ldivided spray.' Due to the angular position of the disk 18 with respect to the handle 58, the water spray can beconveniently directed by the user to the required part of the body, and

- the cleaning operation performed in a simple and retained in place, against the valve-block 55, by I means of a threaded washer 58. 'I'he lower end of the pipe 51 is connected to the rubber tube 5| by conventional means such as a clamp 60.

As shown to advantage in Figure .3, the valveblock 55 of the cleaner is provided with a transverse bore 65 which is partly'conical and adapted to receive a valve-plunger 66 slidable therein. This plunger is provided with a stem extension 61, the outer end of which is provided with an enlarged button 68, suitably secured thereto, to

retract the valve against the spring 68 ynormally,

tending to push said valve in closed position within the bore, to'obstruct and interrupt the flow of water in said bore. The spring 69 is held in place between a threaded plug 18 and the counterbored end of the 'plunger 66.

Thus, as shown in Figures 3 and '1..the spring normally tends to close the conduit 56 by pressing the plunger against the conical portion of the bore 56, so as to prevent the flow of water therein. In order to prevent escape of fluid around the stem 61, a packing 1| is provided on which the plunger 66 rests in closed position. Also, to facilitate operation of the cleaner valve, a resilientrwasher 12 is disposed between the block 5 5 and the button 68, so as to prevent metallic contact therebetween to render the operation noiseless and, more particularly, to prevent escape of water around the stem 61. The valve is completed by the provision of a small conduit 38, bored lengthwise, the purpose of which is to avoid the effects of air-lock which might hinder the smooth operation of the valve; the sameapplies to valve 28 (Fig. 4) this valve having asimilar conduit 38.

The cleaner C is completed by the addition of a diamond shaped head H constituted of an inclined block 15 threadedly secured to' the valve `block 55 and provided with an internal bore 16 for the passage of cleaning fiuid. The connection between said head and the block 55 is rendered water-tight by the addition of a gasket or head 15 is closed by means of a threaded disk 13 eiiicientmanner, while said user is still seated on the water closet.

A simpler, and less expensive, form of the invention is shown in Figures 8, 9 and l0 wherein the mixer cabinet 80 is of smaller size and provided only with 'a mixing tank 8| to which cold and hot water supply valves 82 and 83 respectively, areconnected for central manual mixing of the-water. Furthermore, the now of the water from the tank 8| to the outlet pipe 84 is also eifectuated manually by means of the cock 85 having its operating wheel 86 extending outside the cabinet 80. The said outlet pipe 84 is connected to the cleaner by means of the usual rubber tube 86, said cleaner being devoid of any manual control for the water discharge and thus, as shown in Figure 10, the block 81, corresponding to block 55 of the lpreferred form, is of solidl construction and simply provided with the centrai bore 88. The simplified cleaner is also provided with a handle 89, the handle securing washer 80 and the head 9| threadedly connected to the block 81. and provided with the gasket'32. 'I'he spraying disk 83 is similar to the disk 1l of Figure 6 and is similarly' removable from thev hook 84 secured to the cabinet, as shown in Figure 9. In this simplified form of the invention, the temperature control of the water is eifectuated by control of the valves 82-33 which, in public the like 11, having a central aperture correspondplaces, can be'locked in place after the desired adjustment has been obtained. The control of the water is solely elfectuated by the cock 35 which is operated by the user to suit his personal desire.

From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that the present invention is a most useful advance of the art in that it permits cleaning of an intimate nature, for personal hygiene, using means of simple character adapted to perform functions which, before, -were only available by Y means of expensive and space-consuming devices such as bidets, sitzbaths and the like.

Consequently, theadvantages of such a device operable in combination with any water closet is evidently a desirable addition to said water closet in complement to the toiletries and other devices used for ones personal hygiene. A

It must be understood that the forms of my invention herein shown and describe-d are to be Y taken as4 preferred examples of the same,v and that various changes as to the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without extending between two contiguous faces of the lozenge, means for connecting one of said faces in contact with the outer end of the block in boreregistering position, and with the outer end of the head bore in line with the valve button, and fluid-distributing means removably closing the outer end of said head bore.

2. 'In an hygienic cleaner having a centrally bored handle, a block at one end of said handle having a bore registering with the handle bore` a valve for controlling the passage of fluid through said bore. and ilexible means for connecting the other end of said handle to a fluid supply, a

diamond-shaped head having an internal bore opening on two adjacent faces of the obtuseangled sides of the diamond, means for securing one of said faces in contact with the said block so that the bore of the head registers with the bore of the block, and removably secured means closing the outer end of the head bore for modifying the physical form of the fluid issuing from said bore.

CHARLES AMANS MARIE TRIADOU 

